Sales of existing homes rose 23 percent locally as bargain hunters snatched up distressed properties and continued to keep home prices lower. ...more

March 24, 2009

Sales of existing homes soared 23 percent locally as bargain hunters snatched up distressed properties and continued to keep home prices lower. ...more

March 23, 2009

The evidence is mounting that Tampa Bay home sales have hit bottom, even though prices are still in a free fall. ...more

September 25, 2008

The source of trouble in the mortgage market has shifted from subprime loans made to borrowers with bad credit to homeowners who had solid credit but took out exotic loans with ballooning monthly payments. ...more

September 7, 2008

The source of trouble in the mortgage market has shifted from subprime loans made to borrowers with bad credit to homeowners who had solid credit but took out exotic loans with ballooning monthly payments. ...more

September 6, 2008

The Bay area's housing market is weak, but there are signs that home sales are starting to stabilize. In other parts of the country, though, selling a home is getting tougher, according to two reports from real estate groups Thursday. ...more

July 25, 2008

With fewer homebuyers in the South signing sales contracts to purchase existing homes in May than in April, the region showed the largest regional drop across the nation, a report released Tuesday said. ...more

July 9, 2008

TAMPA — A pending sales index shows 7.1 percent fewer home buyers in the South signed sales contracts to purchase existing homes in May than in April. It was the largest regional drop, according to a report released today by the National Association of Realtors. The index for the South also hit a new low, said Mike Larson an analyst with Weiss Research in Jupiter. It was a disappointment, he said, because, "the housing market had a bit of bounce in April because of moves made by the Feds to lower interest rates. ...more

July 8, 2008

"Hellloo," singsongs the woman answering the phone Friday at Ventana condominiums. ...more

June 21, 2008

Buyers of homes topping $1 million aren't totally insulated from market forces but can afford unique luxuries. ...more

June 19, 2008